feverish
[ fee-ver-ish ]
/ ˈfi vər ɪʃ /
adjective
having fever.
pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling fever: a feverish excitement.
excited, restless, or uncontrolled, as if from fever.
having a tendency to produce fever.
RELATED WORDS
fiery, hectic, fevered, frenzied, frantic, heated, furious, frenetic, passionate, restless, obsessive, febrile, burning, flushed, hot, inflamed, pyretic, distracted, fervid, high-strung
Nearby words
- fever therapy,
- fever tree,
- fever twig,
- fevered,
- feverfew,
- feverishly,
- feverous,
- feverously,
- feverroot,
- feverweed
Origin of feverish
SYNONYMS FOR feverish
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feverish
feverous
/ (ˈfiːvərɪʃ) /
adjective
suffering from fever, esp a slight fever
in a state of restless excitement
of, relating to, caused by, or causing fever
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feverish
late 14c., "causing fever;" 1630s, "excited;" 1640s, "having symptoms of fever," from fever + -ish. Earlier in same sense was feverous (late 14c.). Related: Feverishly; feverishness.
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feverish
[ fē′vər-ĭsh ]
adj.
Having a fever.
Relating to or resembling a fever.
Causing or tending to cause a fever.
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